About

Congqiao Yang’s project is part of the recently-commenced 5 year OPAL (Open Air Laboratories) project studying the contamination of English freshwater lakes by persistent organic chemicals. Using the two years’ data available to date in the research group, the project will continue to determine concentrations of PCBs, PAH, PBDEs, HBCDs and TBBP-A in samples of water, sediment core section and fish from nine English lakes.

Qualifications

Bachelor Degree in Environmental Science (2007, China)

Master Degree in Environmental Science (2010, China)

Biography

Congqiao Yang previously did her bachelors degree in Environmental Science at the Central University for Nationalities, China. Afterwards she undertook a masters in the same major, and in the final year she got the chance come to the University of Birmingham to do a PhD.

Other activities

Congqiao Yang will conduct her main research activities at the University of Birmingham, along with some collaborators:

Environmental Change Research Centre, University College London (UCL), UK